Bust confiner and reducer



Patent@ lady 3i, 1923 JOSEPHWE L. -HOLIL 0F PORTLAND, OREGQH.

BUST GNTHER AND REDUCEB'.

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To allwhomtmaycoacem: Be it known that L Josnrnmn L. Hor/r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bust Coniners and Reducers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates o womens apparel and more particularly to bust coniners and reducers.

The object of the invention is to provide a garment of this character constructed to permit freedom of movement, which 1s cool and comfortable and will not slip on the wearerls bod dnother oiect is to construct a garment of this character having ain-adjustable back section adapted to fit persons of dierent sizes. v

Another object is to provide a device of this character lmit and shaped to t both over and' under the bust of the wearer and which is constructed to Vexert pressure on each side of the bust.

With the foregoing and other-objlects in view, which will appear as the description roceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the inventlon.

The accompanying drawing represents: a front elevation of a bust coniner and reducer constructed in accordance with this invention with the parts spread out dat.

En the embodiment illustrated a Woven bust engaging member 1 is shown in the form of a strip shaped to'it over and under the bust of the user and having its opposed upper and lower edges reinforced as shown at 2. rlhis member 1 is supported in open operative position by strips of featherbone 3, secured thereto at longitudinally spaced intervals and which extend transversely of the member. Any desired number of these strips may be employed, three being here shown positioned intermediately of the ends of the member and two are preferably used one at each end. The ends of this knit fabric member 1 are provided with a plurality of fastening eyes 4 designed to be connected with hooks 13 carried by the back member 5 and bymeans of which the front 1 and back 5 are detachably connected.

The back member 5 which connects the ends of the front member 1 is shown com- @0 posed of two adjustable sections connected by Wide lacing tape 11.

Each of these sections is exactly alike and is constructed of two reinforced members or strips and 7 havin ranged longitudinally thereof adjgacent their inner edges to receive a lacing cord 9. The outer edges of the strips 7 are equipped with the hooks 13 for co-operation with the eyes t on the front member, while the of the member 6 carry loops 10, suitably positioned to receive the lacing tape 11.

While the back member is shown herein composed ofdouble sections adjustably connected by the tape that single sections may be employed if found desirable.-

By so constructing this bust reducer about a 2% pressure on each side will be edected at the points where the front member i ie d@ connected with the back section. rEhis 2%" pressure on each side makes about 5" of pressure for reducing the bust 'and is the secret of Isuccess of this article. For instance, if the actual bust measure is 48"' 86 the combined front and back sections are made 43". l

From the above description it will be seen that the bust coniiner 1 which may be made of either elastic or inelastic cord mit or an crocheted to fit the figure and which is connected by the adjustible back section 5 may be used by persons of did'erent sizes by lengthening or shortening the tape 1l. which is secured in adjusted position b 12 and the members 6 and 7 ofy the sections may) be adjusted by the lacing cords 9, loops 14 eing suitably formed in said cords for this purpose.

From the foregoing description, taken in ree connection with the accompanying drawings. the advantafges of the construction and of the method o operation will be readil apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains and while il have tea described the principle of operation of the invention together with the device which now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that thedevice shown is merely illustrative and 11o lacing eyelets 8 ar- '65 inner edges 7o 11,- it is to be understood the buckles ee carried that such changes ma be made as are with- /in the scope of the c aimed invention.

Havin thus fully descrlbed my invention,

' what It c aim to be new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In combination, a back section, a bust supporting element. and means for attaching the bust supporting element to the back section in diderent vertical positlons there- 2. A garment of the class described comprising a fabric strip shaped to fit the bust of the wearer and provided with longitudinally spaced transversely extending reinforcing elements, a back section composed of two members having ing tape threaded through said loops and provided with buckles to secure it in adjusting position and cooperating elements l by the back members and the ends of the front members whereby said iront smooth elongated loops along their cpposlte edges, a fiat lacmember may be detachably engaged with the back section.

3.Y A garment of the class described comprising a woven strip shaped to ft over and under the bust of the wearer, a back section, means for supportin strip in diHerent vertical positions on the back section.

@A garment of the class described comprlsing a woven strip shaped to it over the woven and under the bust of thewearer, a back f section, means for attachin the woven .strip to the back section in di rerent vertical positions thereon, and means for exerting pressure at the opposite ends of said strip on the body of the wearer.

in testimony whereof aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JUSEPHINE L. HLT. Witnesses:

H.- 0. Tnnrr, E. J. Gam 

